War of 1812

Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military

• Impressment

• Manufacturing

• Embargo

• Nullify

People in Congress who wanted the War of 1812 to happen

• American Indians

• Embargo

• Warhawks

• British

officially ended the War of 1812

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Treaty of Ghent

Which of the following is a cause of the War of 1812? Select all that apply

• French naval attacks on U.S. harbors

• British invasions of countries allied with the United States

• French embargoes on trade with the United States

• British impressment of U.S. sailors

• The British support of Native American attacks on American western settlements

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner after seeing the flag still there over Fort McHenry?

• Francis Scott Key

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

Who were the British allied with in the War of 1812?

• The Creek Native Americans

• The Russians

• The French

What happened to Washington DC during the War of 1812?

• The British burned the city, including the White House and the Capitol

• The Americans defended the city and kept the British away

• Cherokee and Creek Native Americans protested against their treatment by the US government

• The city rapidly expanded as trade with Europe decreased.

The Embargo Act of 1807 blocked trade with all European countries and hurt ______ the most.

• the Americans

• the British

• the French

• the Native Americans

Who is credited with saving a portrait of George Washington and other important papers just hours before the British attacked and burned down Washington DC?

• Dolley Madison

• Martha Washington

• Martha Jefferson

• Abigail Adams

What sort of relationship did the US have with Britain after the war?

• Friendly- a return to trade

• Strained- do not get along

• The War ended in a sketchy truce

• Enemies to the death